Principal Electrical Engineer – Aeronautical Systems

About the Role

Join one of the most diverse and innovative transportation design teams in the nation.

Are you ready to make a lasting impact on the infrastructure that moves millions? At the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, we’re seeking a motivated Principal
Electrical Engineer – Aeronautical Systems to join our Electrical Engineering unit, a team positioned within the Engineering/Architecture Design Division located at 4 WTC. This group supports planning and design for a wide range of transportation assets, including airports, ports, ferries, tunnels, bridges, rail systems, and bus terminals. The electrical design group provides engineering design services and prepares preliminary and final documents for innovative planning, design, construction, and operation of the most critical electrical and electronics assets within the Port Authority facilities.

Under the general supervision of the Chief Electrical Engineer, the Principal Electrical Engineer – Aeronautical Systems will be responsible for professional electrical and aeronautical electrical engineering design and support services for Aviation facilities. The successful candidate will direct, advise, perform, guide, and lead electrical design and support activities in the preparation and delivery of the Engineering Department's aeronautical focused workload in support of the Agency's capital projects and major work programs for a Facility in accordance with the Engineering Department's Quality Control Program and delivered in compliance with the approved schedule and budgets.

Projects/programs include engineering studies, including reports and computations, and contract documents in accordance with the Agency’s project delivery process (i.e. Stages I to IV).

• Supervise and review the preparation of aeronautical focused Contract Documents consisting of drawings, technical specifications, construction cost estimates, and purchase orders.
• Guide a team of electrical engineers in producing biddable and constructable Contract Documents to meet the requirements of the Client Department within time schedules and budgets.
• Review preliminary conceptual design work and planning for Capital Projects and Major Work Programs.
• Provide the Client Department with design alternatives and associated costs, for future planning and funding of projects.
• Review preliminary and detailed estimates, design criteria for new construction of aeronautical projects with medium-voltage and low-voltage systems and designs for the alteration of existing structures and utility systems.
• Evaluate and analyze power demand for systems/components, review criteria including tolerances, dimensions, shapes and sizes, and determine the properties required in materials and feasible construction methods.
• Provide guidance and direction in aeronautical Engineering design, including technical analysis and associated economic studies and make recommendations.
• Ensure technical integrity, safety, efficient operation, maintainability and sound economics of the projects.
• Ensure that projects are coordinated with other disciplines, Line Department facilities and outside entities (electrical utility companies, manufacturer’s representatives, consulting engineers and contractors).
• Minimize disruption of normal facility operations.
• Ensure design services meet quality standards and Quality Control Program.
• Guide staff participation in field commissioning and testing, including startup and troubleshooting of aeronautical electrical systems.
• Ensure technical integrity, contract compliance safety, efficient operation, maintainability, and minimum downtime of the systems.
• Prepare or provide guidance to staff in the preparation of Scope of Work and design criteria for all…